17 Jan 1925
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1925
Page
1
James Ellison, a $15-a-week shop clerk, borrows the Persimmon emerald bracelet from Kahn’s Jewelry, plans to keep it overnight, and returns it after a thwarted burglary. The boss rewards Ellison with a lifelong salary boost, sparing the store from bankruptcy and securing Dolly’s affection.
A historical summary notes Dr Henry Janeway admitted failure to identify cancer’s cause. It recounts his tireless study, contrasting germ, diet, irritation, and smoking theories, and concludes Janeway found little solid knowledge about what causes cancer. The piece reflects on his perseverance amid ongoing uncertainty.
An Irish road laborer warned motorists to keep off a weak old bridge. A brown car, driven by a patron of the judge, approached. The judge asked consent, and the laborer allowed the car to pass after recognizing the driver as “yer honor” and receiving orders to halt traffic.
Gladstone, a tireless and strenuous worker, sought balance by taking up tree cutting as a hobby. He wielded the woodman's ax with skill, finding healthful relief in the physical exertion and the woodland scents of bark and fresh timber.
A cryptic remark about Hewitt Gruet’s life notes a strange cage well suited to a queer case. The article hints Hewitt once kept a summer feast and died poor, prompting questions about fate and fortune.
The London Post praises Crieff as a delightful habitable spot while noting its ancient past. Finds include stone and bronze instruments from bygone eras. Mathil near Crieff marks Agricola’s Roman defeat of Gulgaeus and thirty thousand men. The earls palatine of Strathearn held courts there, with Crieff’s modern rise beginning with the railway in 1850.
Ralph Gordon uncovers a bank fraud plot led by Wayne with Myra’s warned mistrust. Wayne aims to use a missing reserve and broker offers to buy deposits at a discount. Ralph exposes the scheme, restores the bank, and Wayne flees. Myra returns, pledging to guide Ralph.
Dr Carl Dudley Camp of the University of Michigan says tickling a newborn’s toes shows primitive tree dwelling ancestry as the toes clutch but in adults the toes turn down from ground gripping habit. He notes toe up in adults may signal spinal cord disease and cites a patient with hysteria tested by toe motion leading to spinal diagnosis.
The Verendrye plate, a leaden square artifact, sits in the South Dakota Historical Society at Pierre. Found near Pierre in 1017, it may have been made in France or Montreal for explorer elder Verendrye ahead of a planned 1741 expedition into Mandan country. The inscription credits Pierre Saultier de Laverendrye in Louis XV’s 26th year.
A nine year old boy, Arthur Parker, was knocked down and run over by a taxi. Police found in his pockets five tops, 73 brass buttons, 60 marbles, two oranges, a wooden cigarette holder, clappers, 10 cigarettes, a mouth organ, and a jewel herp. The mother would not be surprised by such items. No toad or white rats or radios were found among his possessions.
A country gentleman quotes a doctor advising couples not to quarrel at meals. He notes anger disrupts digestion as the stomach and intestines stop working to watch the argument, delaying the whole digestive process.
A compact aphorism notes how small thoughts are overwhelmed by lengthy pondering sentences. The line, attributed to an American evangelist, emphasizes tension between brevity and verbosity in expression.
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